CVE-2021-24984 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The WPFront User Role Editor WordPress plugin before 3.2.1.11184 does not sanitise and escape the changes-saved parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

Published: 2021-12-27

Score: 6.1 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Unknown

WPFront User Role Editor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.2.1.11184`	affected	< 3.2.1.11184

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:wpfront:wpfront_user_role_editor:*:*:*:*:*:wordpress:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-11896	The WPFront User Role Editor WordPress plugin before 3.2.1.11184 does not sanitise and escape the changes-saved parameter before outputting it back in the admin dashboard, leading to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.008.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://wpscan.com/vulnerability/96bb2fba-4b18-4c29-8344-3ba4d2f06a19

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Wpfront Wpfront User Role Editor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: WPScan

Published: 2021-12-27T10:33:24.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T19:49:14.596Z

Reserved: 2021-01-14T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-24984

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-12-27T11:15:09.303

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:41:15.823

Link: CVE-2021-24984

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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